Electric-lamp mounting.



A. FORNANDER. ELECTRIC LAMP MOUNTING. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-14. 19.14.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR WITNESSES.-

A. FORNAND-ER. ELECTRIC LAMP MOUNTING. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14. 1914.f

' Patented Jan. 18, 1916,

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UNITED stra ns emm Egi;

ALFRED romvnnnnn, or BROOKLYN, new YORK, assienon or ONE-HALF ro Joseph.

V w. HEIMSO'ITVH, or NEW Yomg m ELECTRIC-LAMP MOUNTING. I

I claim it m ay concern: i Be-I-i't "known that I, ALFRED FORNANDER, asub ect of the lxing of Sweden, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Electric- Lamp Mountings, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to electric lamp mountings of thekind used inconnection with incandescent lamps and sometimes designated in this artas portable electric.-

lamps.

More particularly stated, I seek to produce an electriclamp mounting,which can be made upcheaply from scrap material,

7 and which is adapted for a considerable erator grasping variety ofuses.

My invention comprehends a device of. this type in which there is aspool for holding the flexible conductor or lamp cord employed and aspring of special design connected 'with this spool and carrying aclamping member, preferably a suction cup. for engaging a fixture andthus supporting the device. I

My invention further contemplates arranging the spool and the suctioncup in predetermined relative positions so that theyv can be handled toadvantage, the opthe spool with one hand and the suction cup with theother in order to apply the mounting to a large number of differentkinds of supporting fixtures.

My invention also comprehends a special arrangement of the various partswhereby the suction cup is normally housed within the spool, the latterbeing properly shaped to facilitate this purpose.

My invention further contemplates a number of specific improvements inelectric lamp mountings as hereinafter described. Reference is made tothe accompany ng drawings, forming a part of this spec fication and inwhich like letters indicate like parts.

Figure l is a side elevation showing the electric lamp mounting ascarried in the hand after and also showing how the incandescent bulb themanner of a candle stick,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 18,1916,

Application filed September 14, 1914. Serial No. 861,718.

and sockettherefor are movable to different angles. Fig. 2 is anelevation showing the 'lamp as mounted upon a wall, by aid of in thedirection of the arrow. Fig. 6 s a detail showing in perspective asupporting bracket forming-a part of the structure. Fig. 7 is a detailview showing in perspective an eyelet forming a bearing for sup--porting a bulb and socketso as to render the same adjustable todifferent angles.

The spool is shown at 8 and is made of sheet metal preferable in asingle piece. It

has a general annular form and is provided with flanges 9 which areturned backwardly as indicated in Fig. 5. These flanges are separated bya slot 10, also of annular form. A flexible conductor 11 having in thisinstance the form of a lamp cord, is wound within the spool 9 and whencoiled therein has the appearance indicated at 11. Mounted upon the lampcord 11 is a stop bead 12.

This bead is made of elastic material suchas soft rubber and when forcedthrouglrthe slot 10 prevents the flexible conductor from becomingunwound except as to that portion outside of the slot and leading to theconnectingtplug, which is shown at 13. The spool 8 is provided with aneyelet 14: extending through its wall as indicated in Fig. 5. Theflexible conductor is threaded through this eyelet in order tofacilitate its direct connection with the lamp bulb. 4 strip of sheetmetal 15 is formed into a spring, the cross section of which isrectangular. This spring is secured upon the spool 8 by rivets 16. It isprovided with openings 17. 17, 17". The openings 17 and 1'? are used forguiding the flexible conductor, which is passed through these openingsas may be understood from Figs. 1 and 3. The openings 17 also serve auseful purpose in that they enable the operator to secure a grip on thespring by. placing his thumb over these openings and extending hisforefinger through aloop 19 into which the middle portion otithe spriiigformed. The spring is provided with a flattened portion. 18 and carriedby tIteIatted is a small bracket 20, made of a single idly upon-the flatend 18 of the sprin g, by,

piece of sheet material and provided with a fiat base portion '21 whichis secured rig-q soldering or otherwise.

A fastening member 22, which i n this' iii-'1' stance is a swivel bolt,extends through the portions 1821 and'is bent to form'an an-Q chorage.This anchorage is', embedded within the wall or solid portionof asuctioncup 24, which is made of rubber. The

29 of substantiallycircular form'and with slots 30 31 merging into theseopenings.

Another eyelet serving theipurpose of a bearingextends'through theopening 29 and secured tothiseyelet isthelamp socket'.,33.i.-

i tively to'other parts'tohold plishl thisiresult the: perato v spool 8with one hand .tlieisuction cup 24: w the-' het g illd 15extendsgboilyupwar I the suction cnp' 2A outward] may. now be tilted opening 19and pulls the spring;

ward. Thisdisengages the suct1o1rlcup and the bulb may, be turned Anincandescent bulb isshown at 34 a'ndfis" I carried by the socket Thissocket and 'the bulb'may' be tilted to difl'erent angles relatively tothe spool 8, as will be: under? stood from'Fig. 1. To facilitatethis'ipur pose the'bracketl-27 is so. arrangedflgthat it may 'be turnedinto; difl'erentfangnlar positions relatively tothe bracket 2 ';:-theeyelet;

25 serving as the pivotal conne c'tion-v-forj this purpose, andhavingsuflicienttightness' relae h "bi b-in y angular position-finto'whl itmay be 1 turned; The-arrowsextend ngarespectively upward anddownward .frgimjh} bulb in Fig. 3," indioatelthei cti s'Jin' -Wl1iCl1 ia up ection lin' 'Fig'. Sand unted iu'.. the d ec w.

the eyelet 25 "as; a pivotal A chair backis'shown,

supports the .electric'fllam manner there indicated.)

the spo 1 8',' the suctimeupan I v brought upon opposite races of thechair back, so

the -mounting secured. The-bulb and socket to idiflerent. tangles asmounting from-the positionjnSt 1nd? ted," the operator extends his finge'ughrithe plied to a fixture. lamp mounting comprising the spring "f"they maybe'drawnapart-andcausedito grip opposite .facesof. asupportingmember; 5

4.11m; melectric lamp" mounting the gcon'ibination'of a spool. of.annular. form and. that the resilience otjthe spring clamps the spooland suction cups upon-the chair back. This renders the positioning of,

, spool fromthe ehairback andthe parts as;

sunie;gthejf relative positions 7 indicated do this the operator merelypushes the suction cup/directly againstthepwall or analogous'member sothat it adheres after the manner of any other suction cup as com- :monly"used in this. art. The bulb 34 and socket 33 may now be bent or tiltedinto dif ferent angular positions as above described.

In Fig. l'the device is shown as carried by" the operators hand 36andused'somewhat 1 after the manner of a candlestick.

I do not limit myself to the precise mech-f ,amsm shown, as variationsmay be made ,handle, a lamp supported by said spring and connected tosaidffieXibleconductor, and

thereinwithout departing from the spiritand desire {to secure by=-s asuction cup carried by, said spring, said grasped by the-operators-twohands and apelectric' a'spool, a fiat leaf spring secured thereto and.said leaf spring also having. openings -.suction cup andsaidfspoolbeing. so disposed.

'. that they may respectively be .readilyiefi h rein, a flexibleconductor partiallywonnd pon said' spool'and extendingthrougHSaidopenings; supporting members 'm'ountedi' upon saidspring-,and a lampjczfirried bysaidj supporting members flexibleconductors v, and connected to said.

- .31. An electric lamp mounting-comprising a. pool" of annular form; aspring mounted iipon said spoohla'fsuction'soup-carried 'by fsaidspring. and normally; housed within the center thereof, a lamp; meansfor'isu'pporting t p p n' l p-' ng;* id PQQ and said suction cupbeing-arranged so that having-a central" opening-,1 a spring secured-thereto,a-' suctioncup carried by said spring and adapted to movethrough saidopming in the spool, a' flexiblej conductor parts 1v? woundupon said spool, and; a lamp sup flexible conductor."

I 5. Alamp mounting, comprisinga-Tspool, thereupon"and provided with aflatend'portion, asuctipn a looped leaf spring mounte cupvsecured'toisaid flat portioma bracket In order to. remove" thelelectli(i"lamp 1 1,1es,e19

mounted upon said fiat portion, a fastening member extending throughsaid flat portion and engaging said suction cup, mechanism carried bysaid bracket for supporting a lamp, and a flexible conductor partiallywound upon said spool and leading to said lamp. 7

In witness whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses. i

ALFRED FORNANDER.

Witnesses:

WALTON HARRISON, JAMES A. SULLIVAN.

